Edificio in Via Fratelli Bono
Palazzina Residenziale a Montelepre - RIF 325 Scopri questa affascinante palazzina residenziale situata a Montelepre, a pochi passi dal cuore del paese! Si tratta di una proprietà con grande potenziale, perfetta per chi desidera investire in una soluzione abitativa completa e versatile. L'edificio si sviluppa su 3…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €38,000 (€362/m²), the asking price is only slightly below the local €400/m² benchmark. The listing calls it a high-potential three-storey residential building but does not state its condition, layout, or systems; allowing roughly €700/m² for renovation makes the effective cost unattractive.
More on the house and the area
This is a dense historic-town palazzina with some old masonry, arches and a potentially interesting multi-level layout. However, the interiors are largely a construction site and the facade and balconies look badly deteriorated, so it is a substantial renovation project rather than a beautiful usable home today.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€21,000 – €37,000
Wiring, water and sanitary work of any kind, heating, air conditioning and gas go to a registered firm by law, and so do flues and the air openings for gas appliances. That labour stays in the bill. Yours is the stripping out, plaster, paint, floors, tiling and carpentry.
Labour is 61% of a renovation price on average and 67% at the median, across 191 items of the Emilia-Romagna 2025 public price list. Materials are the rest. An averaged price list, not a quote.
Materials you buy yourself carry 22% VAT; supplied by the firm doing the work they go at the 10% renovation rate. On a €30,000 materials bill that is €3,600 of extra tax.
Household wiring installed before 13 March 1990 counts as compliant if it has a main breaker with overcurrent protection, protection against direct contact and a 30 mA RCD. Having a firm bring the existing wiring up to that and certify it is the cheapest lawful route.
- Major renovation is clearly required, with exposed rebar, unfinished floors and wall openings.
- The exterior balconies and facade appear seriously weathered and may require structural assessment.
- No finished kitchen, usable living spaces, or move-in-ready bedrooms are shown.
Estimate from the listing and its photos, not a survey. Treat it as the starting point for your own quotes. An Italian builder's quote is normally written without VAT and without design fees, so add about a quarter to any figure a firm gives you.
The area around
Location score 56/100The cluster lies in the low hills west of Palermo, in a landscape of ridges, cultivated slopes and scattered settlements between the Gulf of Castellammare side and the Conca d’Oro side of the province. Monte d’Oro rises above Montelepre and Partinico, and the higher limestone relief of the Monti di Palermo is nearby. The coast is not far, with the Gulf of Castellammare around Terrasini and Trappeto as the nearest sea frontage, but the cluster is inland rather than on the shore. Palermo is the nearest large city, with the full services of a regional capital and the airport at Punta Raisi on this side of the province. The area is known for vineyards, olives and citrus in the wider western Palermitan countryside.